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Study: Megan’s Law not a deterrent

February

Yesterday, I wrote about residency restrictions on sex offenders. Many experts believe they are of limited effectiveness.

Also in the news: Megan’s Law, the original law authorizing a sex offender registry and community notification. A new study in New Jersey finds it has not deterred repeat offenses.

It does however make it easier to find sex offenders once they’ve been accused of a crime.

The law was named after 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed by a convicted sex offender who lived near her home.

The report was funded by the National Institute of Justice and conducted by the Department of Corrections.

You can read the report “here.”:http://tinyurl.com/azskrd

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 8:35 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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